BLUSE Model 1915
The Model 1915 BLUSE
In 1915 the German army introduced a simplified uniform for all service branches. The elaborate variety of Swedish, Brandenburg, and Saxon cuffs were replaced with standardized French cuffs. The front button closure was no longer produced with exposed gold or silver crown buttons, but was now concealed and secured with carved bone or stamped zinc buttons. The exterior hip pockets were retained, as were the hidden pockets in the rear skirt. The rear tail piping and buttons were removed. The Bavarian Army changed to a modified version in 1916.On the Bavarian model, the collar is the same colour and material as the body itself. M15 pattern shoulder straps were typically to be secured under a factory-attached loop on the shoulder. Some early examples have the unpipped shoulder straps sewn directly to the shoulder. |
Early, 1916 dated BLUSE with period mounted shoulder straps for the
Reserve Infantry Regiment 267.
Reserve Infantry Regiment 267.
Rear tailoring seams and simplified skirt.
There are 2 Feldgrau painted belt support hooks on the side, and 2 belt support buttons at the back.
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There are 2 Feldgrau painted belt support hooks on the side, and 2 belt support buttons at the back.
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Collar Details.
The collar was finished with a Roserederen (light grey/green) Abzeichentuch (badge cloth). This facing was only covering the exterior of the collar and was sewn down on the underside.
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The collar was finished with a Roserederen (light grey/green) Abzeichentuch (badge cloth). This facing was only covering the exterior of the collar and was sewn down on the underside.
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Shoulder Strap Details.
Between 1915 and 1916 there was a period of transformation when the shoulder straps were void of any piping, and were typically sewn directly to the shoulder.
Official issue M1915 shoulder straps still had red numbers, but were made narrower, and now trimmed in white piping to indicate infantry regiments. Officially they were to fasten loosely under a factory-attached loop at the shoulder seam.
There seems to have been little conformity early on, however, as this Bluse demonstrates. The RIR 267 shoulder straps on this example are of the transitional style and sewn down directly to the shoulder.
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Between 1915 and 1916 there was a period of transformation when the shoulder straps were void of any piping, and were typically sewn directly to the shoulder.
Official issue M1915 shoulder straps still had red numbers, but were made narrower, and now trimmed in white piping to indicate infantry regiments. Officially they were to fasten loosely under a factory-attached loop at the shoulder seam.
There seems to have been little conformity early on, however, as this Bluse demonstrates. The RIR 267 shoulder straps on this example are of the transitional style and sewn down directly to the shoulder.
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Lining, size, and depot stamp with date 1916.
German uniforms typically have a series of depot issue stamps, sometimes to include regiment identification. An ARMEEKORPS issue stamp is an indication of the army depot that accepted and issued the garment. This Bluse is stamped with B.A.II 1916 inside of a rectangle (Bekleidungsamt II.) and indicates it was issued in the II ARMEEKORPS district in 1916. The II ARMEEKORPS was POMMERN (Pomerania). For a complete list of ARMEEKORPS districts see section: INFANTRY ORGANIZATION.
The size ink stamps are typically found inside the left breast area of the jacket, as are the Bekleidungsamt issue stamps and issue date. An exception however is with SACHSEN (Saxony) uniform jackets whose Bekleidungsamt issue stamp and issue date are typically found on the right back inner lining of the jacket.
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German uniforms typically have a series of depot issue stamps, sometimes to include regiment identification. An ARMEEKORPS issue stamp is an indication of the army depot that accepted and issued the garment. This Bluse is stamped with B.A.II 1916 inside of a rectangle (Bekleidungsamt II.) and indicates it was issued in the II ARMEEKORPS district in 1916. The II ARMEEKORPS was POMMERN (Pomerania). For a complete list of ARMEEKORPS districts see section: INFANTRY ORGANIZATION.
The size ink stamps are typically found inside the left breast area of the jacket, as are the Bekleidungsamt issue stamps and issue date. An exception however is with SACHSEN (Saxony) uniform jackets whose Bekleidungsamt issue stamp and issue date are typically found on the right back inner lining of the jacket.
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Period photograph of a soldier wearing a BLUSE with M15 issue shoulder straps rolled over to conceal his regiment.
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